Gasoline-supply system for internal-combustion engines



March 4 1924.

W. PIEL GASOLINE SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES Filed Nov. 19. 9 9

W/TNESSES:

ANGER/H8 v FOR i esilleni of Flew York T8? invenled cer- .JliEE'EtS in (laseemail-Combusi' ilowing is a 11-9 'invzsni-ion-rolzsles to :1 liquid fual feedess is of he general iype of suvh up .tus in Whisk liquid fuel is elevated from low sup d v tank to posi iion above the Gillblllli-EI and which filed is periodically iiischzirgml from the, Led position so to flow gravity to s ca hurebw it been known hereto- 31 cause 1h l' uni to be dumped into fish ressu. 12ml; thus i'aisihg th v than to p'filn'll l tl iiqu'd in il' ianlz to actuate vermin vulvu 321i" mechanism for oonirolling' ihe (lisr-hzu-go of clovice oflho (class described izhe fact that it X utiuzs the more or le s Washed pressure tors engine operation for tho purpose of plying the energ; nesessiny to lflllllfi tho "guru in the feed Lani; Tho invention contemplates the uiilizution 0f tho cooling 's zs zeiuwaim or the exhaust or the pres'sui'e force in l'he crank case actuate aspimlz-ing device armngud to haust the pressure in the feed chamber. ll: us been proposal huretoloie to 3:355 exhaust uses from the engine thzough tho l'eeii tank effect tlll$i38lfl reduciion in pressure, but such sysigg s are obviously undesirable in mi foi'oign substances apt to be introduced inio "aha fuel T this disclosure it is )m'oposail 'tu puss in his heretofore waslo energy such sis the ex- Lauri through uspu'msouwvitu its the feed cimu'ilnu' and .7 'ution Van a open i2, zhu l id new t'y'of vpassing" lo igzn l H x: {no o i l mougi mo lee. L bun-1A,". (it 1.1; cl an effective constaul', and posilive j ll, exh'uuot tho feed chzunhei' and. withoul' sh Qsity of inlisniiionally c1'ez1 t "mg suurce *f The inveul-io Qllfil''ffil'fi feaiures economy in operation 125' well an initial construction and with lJl19S-i (l$8lil6lflllfik in. View, the hex"- apparatus for iulornul combustion on-- the fuel thus ele-V cl; of this application is to v (3 power Lo e'fiect the o'pemliom INTERBE'J-AIPCQEEBUSTIQN ETEIGENEQ-S.

Anothei; ohjec'i fghe invention is w urovide single munmerciully o1 w of lQLlfiwl type alevive which, by lho suhstitution of IEQlfifiiiahio control nozzles, cunlie roabily zuluptecl to function with the difi'oreni. souz'o'es of pressures lioi'eiiihe'foi'e Suggesiecl.

Various other objecis and advantages of the invenlion will he in part obvious fi'om 7o an inspu-Jiion ol' he accompanying drawings and in pal: will he more fully forth in the following particular description of one form of mechanism embodying my invention and the. invention also consisis ceitziin 5 new and novel features of cons ruction and omnhinul'ion of punts herainuiter set forth and claimed.

Referring to the mompunying drawings:

Figure l is a, vertical sectional View lzakenwfiu on the line 1- 1 of Figure 2 through a pre-' lei-red en'ihoglinienl: of the invention;

l igure'il is a plan View looking (loivn upon the Llevico shown. in Ffiui'e 1; and

Figure is a, detailed ssoszional View shown at; ihga, slightly modified form of uspii'ating (lovice. 1

In the following ilfiSCiiQ'ilOfi and in the claims, par 5 will he iilenliiiecl by specific names for convenience of expression but they m are intended to be generic in "their up plicuti'oh'to similar aris 21Sih6 211i1 will permit; In the accompanying (lruwings, there is shown organization of parts which is 95 somewhat conventimulund include an uppm 02' float Chamber l0, hung from u flange ll of a supporting top 12, From another fiungelB is hung-a lower or feed chamber 14 enclosing the float- \"hzimber and pro-tidal 100 with an air vent'l/i. The" flout chamber: is pyoviclelcl with a luel inlet '15) extending through This top 12. The fuel inlet is connec ted to u suitable Source fuel supply positioned below the devicll illustrated as is nu; usual in fuel stoma-oi the character under (lisaussion. pommunihaiion between the flout chamber and the feed chamber is provided by means oi a liquid discharge ou't-- le poi-h 16 poaifsionel l in the bottom of the no float chamber. Th9 hotlom of 'ihe i'ced chambur is provided With an outlet 17 which Y erebly ole-seal b x on Ty 3.1 #1 I r 4 I .e v .ve so. 100ml oi semi valves, eic upon 5;. connecting 2? and the VJu VES me ier unopened u, m clepenclieg upon the (lirection of movement of the stem. The ilout "be? is orcviclecl with flout 28 operthrough e system links 527 so that when the flout is at, or moving to or from its loweimost position both of the valves ciosetl. The links are loosely couuectecl to levers so that the initial upu movement of the float will have no effect on the position of the closed valves but as the fleet approaches the upper limit of its movement, it will react through the levers ancl reel to simultaneously open both oi the valves. lin general it will be understoocl that the construction as thus for deseribed resembles similar devices now lmown encl that the invention primarily resides in the ooiiihinetion of ospiratiug devices of the tyne hereinafter described for actuatj vity it'eerl tanks of the type hereinbefore described.

' Referring particularly to the attachmentat the top of the feed tank there is CllSGlOSRCl positioned on the top 12, or formed therewith, an esplretiiig device 32 which 111- eludes straight bore 33 extending therethrough from end to encl. The bore is (3011 strictesl intermediate lts ends to lorm s Veuturi tube The device is provifiecl with a relatively smell suction vent 35 open-- ing from the tube at 01' adjacent its point 36 of grez'ztest constriction. This vent pro vicles constantly openecl to the up' iier portion of the float chembein When the actuating pressure through. the Venturi tube is 2i gaseous fluul, it is pref emble that this vent be constantly opeueel, but under some conditions, as Where the Water of the cooling system is pusse l through this euturi tube, is suggested constantly t at it be necessaiiy to have some suiti zlisch "g'e e. {l the Venturi tube open to the outside air, if clesired,

may orsney lead to 21- niufitler or to the return pipe of the Water system indicated, diagrammatically by the pipe connection 38.

It 's found that the operation of the device is improved by positioning one or more beyond. the point 36 of 'rezviest cos n, which beffies apparently have the effect of breaking up the "fluid. pressure stream as it 18 passed through the Vcnturi tube. in Figure 1, one such baffle 39 1s member; also to remove the baffle this obtain access to the interior u .o Veiituri tube for the purpose of cleani r some.

- has been found experimentally that the greatest constriction is an improvement over the positioning of the vent beyond this point and for this reason the invention contemplates the positioning of thevent either at the point of greatest constriction as shown in Figure l or in advance of this point as shown in igure 3.

in order to adopt the device to operate with difi'erent pressures, the modified device shown in Figure 3 is'suggested. in this modification thetube 32 may, or may not be constricted, as desired and as governed by other "factors but the effective constriction is proviclecl by utilizing a replaceable nozzle 1-1 screwed into the intake end of the tube 32. charge nozzle ends 42 may be substituted for the nozzle illustrated. This form of replaceehleventuri forming nozzle is of further advantage in that it permits the ready removal of parts which are most likely to become clogged.

operation. it will be understood that the Venturi tube is constantly. connected to some available source of pressure and that the fluid, gaseous in some cases, or as suggeseeel, theliquid from the cooling system, is c nstantly fore-eel through the Vcnturi tube. thorcthrough it is'bi'oken up as is usual with injectors of this type and air is withdrawn from the float chumher through the open vent Assuming that the float is in its lowermost position and that the air inlet and the qliscliarge poi-tare closed, the actionof the uspiruting device will reduce the air pressure condition in the float chamber, thus unbalancingpressures on the luel and permitliin 'luel lobe elevated anddiscbarqeil' through the inlet and into the float charm her. The rising liquid in Yhe float chamber will set upon the Heat to ruise the same and "hus open the discharge portend air inlet.

oositioniug of the vent at the point of Tubes with different size disocclusion i'epeziied.

fie-sci chamber as is we knoivn in'devices of this 'ciiui'acter. The movement of tiie iiost felling inio its lowered position Willie,

store valves into their iniciciiy ci'osed PGSZiZZQnS and the device is ready ioheve the By means of s-cievice oi this character it is {possible to uiiiize the waste avail-- ufiie in iniicrnui combustion engine operation for size purpose of elevating the liquid fuei w the ceirbui'etei' 03 to any other similar iiquid receiving devices. Nothing more than oiciinai'y cure need; be exercised with i'eien sncs to the construction of the vaivcs for even if some air should leak through the valve controlling the air inie, i-a would meseiy mean u slight oieisy in the operation of she and any deiay due to a siighs leakage would be immaterial. Any avuiiable pressure, such as those suggesteci, acting through the Veninsi tube would be music to conipcnsuie for any such small ieaig, Again siicuici tiiere be a slight leak- .sg'e tiicougln she fuei controlling port is would nos materially ufiecfi; iviie opei'eiion of the device unci ,Woui-i merely mean that there was u sii ghs into the feeci oil-ember but this won in no way affect the economic actuation of we device,

Whiic 3. have shown and described, nnci "nave pointed out the annexed claims, cer- J I 1211! novel features c1" my invention, it will be under-stood that various omissions substitutions and changes in the form cictuiis elf-the device iiinstrsted and in its operation may be inside iiy chose sk i-eci in the m Without departing from the spirit ihe invein ion.

has iescribed my invention, ii china: L

Lin 2; device of the class describes, sine combination a flout chamber, having an iniet in the upper part thereof, u fuel iiiscii'ci ge pots in tile lower. poicion tiiereof, e in said float chamber, a *imivuiai consimotion inciuciing a, pair of uives rigidly connecteci and controlled by saicifiout for simuituneousiy closing both the air inict and the fnei discharge port when 'the flout is at ornioving from a low cred position and for simultaneously opening both the air inlet and the fuoi discheige I} port when the float approaches the upper limit of ifs movement, a feed chamber for receiving the discharge directiy through said pm? and usp'irating means cei'rieii above the to the upper portion of said float chemise and tending to reduce the pressure in said chamber, said aspimting means being COD" iinnousiy operated. when fuel is being with drawn from the feed ciian'iioei'.

2. In a novice of the class described, the

flout chambei' continuously opc'm combinsiion of o, fiost chamber, having an air iniei; in "the upper thereof, and e fuel ciischaige port in the lower portion thereof, float in float cii'uinbe n veiviiisr constiuciion controlled by said fioa for uitzi-neousiy closing both the six inict and the ins discharge poi' iioufi is or mo Lon; :1 ions 'pcsiiion and opening new the Hi? inief. and the fuel discharge pori when the fioui up pi'oaches the upper limit. of its movement, feed chamber for receiving the discharge fion'l said port and an aspiiuting device providcci with an inieke end provided with means for connecting the some to some suicubie source of fluid under pressure, Quid (icvic'c also provided with a disc-beige end for discharging suid fluid and with a vent intesinediute the ends open to the flout chamber for seducing the pressure in said flout chamber 33nd means within said uspii'ating device for breakingws s "the fluid as fit is passed tiieresiirougii. i

in a device of the CiflSSiPSCYibCi the combination of a float chumcei", having an ini: in the upper part thereof, and u fuel discharge port in the'loivei portion thereo a float in suit ficat chamber, a, vuivui consi-ruciion controlled by flout for siinuitaneousiy closing both tiic'ui? inlet and. the ins (iisciiurge port the fies-t is use? moving froiii,u ioweieii posiy tion unci for opening both the eii' inlet and the fuel dischsi'ge cert when floss epprouciies the n oper limit of its mog "eiucn feed chamber: for receiving the ciisciiurge from said pm, espiruting means conciiiu ousiy open to the upper cstiouci'" said flout and tending to reduce in said chamber, said means including u conduit for u fluid under pressure thercthiough Without fluid the iioai chamber, szie ti ccnduit iiavin i u Venturi const 'iction iii'liill:iiiiGZlnfidifltfitr} ends beiiie dispcsen nd the Vencm ccnstvicticn,

v: 1,, i ,.-i"l akin device oi in; mass descricei'i, the

corlcinsiz n of e iuci receiving recepi-scie, n iopiti'i for bored ti ierethrcugh to provide means for iQiiUCiZKQI the pressure condition 1n semi .receptacic thei'e'oy to elevate iusi lnto said receptacle, one part of inshore yl ffividing s Venturi tube having means new;

e. um inc I ion 11 tine tube in advance the psessnco portion of the receptacle, from a position in the tube in advanceof the place of greatest constriction and said tube provided with ii beilie disposed beyond said piece of great;- est constriction. v I

(5. in a device he class described, the combination of u feel receiving; receptacle having 21 top, means for reducing the pres sure condition in said receptacle thereby to elevate fuel into said receptacle integral with said top, said means including a Venturi tube having means at one end for connecting the same to a source of fluid under pressure, means at its opposite end for discharging said fluid cxteriorly of the receptacle, said tube. provided with a vent leading into the upper portion of the rereceptecle, said means including ceptacle, said; receptacle provided with an air vent distinct from said Venturi cube and replaceable means for varying the suction effect of the Venturi tube on the contents'of the receptacle.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a fuel receiving receptacle, :1 straight bore tube positioned above the receptscle and within the upwardly projected outlines thereof, a replaceable nozzle threaded into one end of said tube for controlling fluid under pressure projected by the 11ozzle through said tube, said nozzle adapted to be connected to a source of fluid supply under pressure, said tube provided with a rent for placing the part of the tube adjacent the discharge end of said nozzle in fluid communication with the upper portion. of

the tank to reduce the air pressure therein.

Signed al New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 5th dayof November A. D. 1919.

WALTER PEEL. 

